Washington cardinal ordains deacons from North American College in Rome
September 30, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington ordained 21 men from the Pontifical North American College to the diaconate Sept. 30 in… Read More
‘There is dignity in selecting your own groceries,’ says pantry official
September 29, 2021
GREEN BAY, Wis. (CNS) — For Deacon Bob Hornacek, “the beautiful things” he sees at Paul’s Pantry in Green Bay “is not just what we… Read More
Time is now to create culture of care for each other, planet, pope says
September 29, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis praised and encouraged young climate activists in their efforts to build a more fraternal society that cares for the… Read More
In Christ, great sinners can become great saints, pope says
September 29, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even the greatest sinners can become just in God’s eyes if they allow the grace offered by Jesus’ death and resurrection… Read More
Missionary priest serving Native Alaskans is winner of Lumen Christi Award
September 28, 2021
CHICAGO (CNS) — Father Stan Jaszek, a missionary priest from Poland who is serving Native Alaskans in the Diocese of Fairbanks, has been named the… Read More
Talk therapy: Honest listening, discussion are key to fixing ‘truth decay’
September 28, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Instead of shouting down or shutting out people who support the latest conspiracy theory, deny scientific evidence or believe in “fake”… Read More
Papal academy gives U.S. death row chaplain ‘Guardian of Life’ award
September 28, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Death row inmates in Florida’s prisons refer to their 6-foot-by-9-foot cell as their “house,” with some having lived in their “house”… Read More
There is no better model of priesthood than Father Kapaun, bishop says
September 28, 2021
PILSEN, Kan. (CNS) — God put the desire to be a priest in Father Emil J. Kapaun’s heart at an early age, Bishop Carl A. Read More
South Sudan church leaders work for peace, but soldiers won’t listen
September 28, 2021
YAMBIO, South Sudan (CNS) — Pope Francis may have kissed the feet of South Sudan’s warring political leaders in a dramatic 2019 appeal for peace,… Read More
Head of German bishops calls for courageous change in church, society
September 28, 2021
BERLIN (CNS) — As German Catholics prepare for their second Synodal Assembly, Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, president of German bishops’ conference, called for courageous… Read More